PulseAudio 12.0 Released With Many Improvements

Written by Michael Larabel in Free Software on 21 June 2018 at 09:17 AM EDT. 19 Comments
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PulseAudio 12.0 was quietly released yesterday as the newest version of this open-source, cross-platform sound server.

PulseAudio 12.0 has better latency reporting/handling with the Bluetooth A2DP profile and Apple AirPlay, HDMI outputs are now prioritized over S/PDIF outputs, support for the SteelSeries Arctis 7 USB headset, Dell Thunderbolt Dock TB16 speaker jack support, fixing the digital input support for some USB sound cards, a new Speex echo canceler, updated Vala bindings, and a range of other enhancements.

More details on PulseAudio 12.0 are available from the FreeDesktop.org project site.
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